Work & Labour in Estonia

954 indicators covering work & labour for Estonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation 7.5% 2025 up 17.2% 11th
Unemployed persons by previous occupation 56.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.8% 37th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age 370.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.6% 38th
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 1.4 2023 down 56.5% 59th
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 52,731 2023 up 6.1% 40th
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4% 2025 up 5.6% 12th
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% 2025 up 5.6% 12th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% 2025 up 7.1% 8th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% 2025 up 7.1% 8th
Employed persons by job tenure and degree of urbanisation 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th
Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 70.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.7% 39th
Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 70.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.7% 39th
Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 39th
Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 39th
Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 1,012 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 39th
Population in private households by country of birth and labour status 1,012 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 39th
Labour force by citizenship 749.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 39th
Labour force participation rates by citizenship 74.1% 2025 up 6.6% 6th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and 66.4% 2025 up 6.9% 7th
Labour force participation rates by country of birth 74.1% 2025 up 6.6% 6th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and 66.4% 2025 up 6.9% 7th
Employment rates by citizenship 68.5% 2025 up 5.4% 10th
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship 61.5% 2025 up 5.9% 10th
Employment rates by country of birth 68.5% 2025 up 5.4% 10th
Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth 61.5% 2025 up 5.9% 10th
Employed persons by citizenship 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th
Employed persons by job tenure 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th
Self-employed persons by citizenship 76.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.6% 39th
Self-employed persons by country of birth 76.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.6% 39th
Unemployment rates by citizenship 7.5% 2025 up 17.2% 11th
Unemployment rates by country of birth 7.5% 2025 up 17.2% 11th
Unemployed persons by citizenship 56.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.8% 37th
Persons outside the labour force by citizenship 262.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 11.7% 39th
Unemployed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 56.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.8% 37th
Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 7.5% 2025 up 17.2% 11th
Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 56.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.8% 37th
Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 7.5% 2025 up 17.2% 11th
Persons in part-time employment by educational attainment level 86.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 52.3% 28th
Persons in part-time employment by educational attainment level 86.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 52.3% 28th
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment 15.2% 2025 up 42.1% 18th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 15.2% 2025 up 42.1% 18th
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees 3.4% 2025 down 2.9% 38th
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees 3.4% 2025 down 2.9% 38th
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, country of birth 19.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.9% 42nd
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and 19.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.9% 42nd
Youth employment rate by country of birth 11.2% 2025 up 19.1% 19th
Employed persons by professional status and job tenure 8.6 Year 2025 up 7.5% 34th
Newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons 16.2% 2025 down 0.6% 13th
Newly employed by professional status and country of birth - % of 16.2% 2025 down 0.6% 13th
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and 282.17 Million euro 2024 up 246.2% 32nd
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship 23.8% 2025 down 38.0% 33rd
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by country of 23.8% 2025 down 38.0% 33rd
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and 15.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 51.5% 35th
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and 15.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 51.5% 35th
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 472 2023 down 52.5% 48th
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 6.1 2025 up 144.1% 27th
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 34.88 2025 up 126.3% 43rd
Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 6.1 2025 up 144.1% 27th
Informal employment rate 6.1 2025 up 144.1% 27th
Employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 29.93 2025 up 55.6% 44th